Reclaiming Attention Thru Paper and Ink

A community exploring paper-based practice for joy, focus, and tactile cognition.

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What is "papermancy," anyway?

Papermancy started as a four-week creative workshop for tactile thinkers to learn to turn paper into a living reflection system. We made used a handmade journaling kit — a pocket zine, a mid-size notebook, a bookmark, and an ephemera folder — designed to help us think through your hands. As

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How Papermancy Helped Me Handle My Girlfriend's Scary Request
How Papermancy Helped Me Handle My Girlfriend's Scary Request

There is something to be said for changing your mindset... Last night was great. It was date night, some time my girlfriend and I set aside to spend quality time with each other, and the Wisconsin Fall weather was cooperating enough that we could enjoy sitting out in her backyard

Using Craft as an Antidote to Hubris
Using Craft as an Antidote to Hubris

Bookbinding is slowly reducing my overconfidence of being a maker with ADHD It's a common pattern in my life: 1. I see a need for something to be done or made – especially something with a high-stakes deadline. 2. I think to myself "Oh, I could do

How the Papermancy Hearth Creates an Oasis for Your Brain
How the Papermancy Hearth Creates an Oasis for Your Brain

The hearth is a low-pressure inclusive hangout where papermancers and their associates talk, share, explore, laugh, and connect under the very-loosely-held theme of "paper-based thinking, book arts, and tactile cognition." Come if you like, leave when you wish.

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No dues, no prereqs -- just a friendly group who shares a love of paper and ink.

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